Blood Test Tube Color Chart Australia

Some tests require multiple or separate tubes consult the pathology handbook intranet for details.

Blood test tube color chart australia. This 11 x 17 wall chart includes information about bd vacutainer venous blood collection tubes including. 30 minutes chemistry profiles. 9 6 0ml edta blood groups hold antibody screen cross match viral load do not use these tubes for haematology eg fbe. 5 tube inversions required to ensure mixing of clot activator with blood.

All tubes and request forms must carry. Please label tubes in handwriting. The additives present in the vacutainer tubes plays the most important role as every additive has a unique function and these are selected as per the tests to be performed. Cannot be shared with blood bank.

Closure stopper additive recommended inversions laboratory use section for a lab s draw volume and or remarks. Blood tube color chart for specimens submitted to university of colorado hospital laboratory test name alt spec add on test name alt spec add on test name alt spec add on acute hepatitis panel none 2d basic metabolic panel none 3d cbc none 2d alpha feto protein none 2d complete metabolic panel none 3d blood parasites none n a. 970 624 1538 pvh specimen center. Y forms tube collection guide doc revised 01 19 2018 bd vacutainer tube additive tube inversions clotting time required tests commonly associated marble or gold lidocaine sst clot activator and gel for serum separation.

Test tube color chart questions. Tests printed in blue underlined must be delivered on ice. Blood type rh none 10d pmhgw coombs panel none 48h pmg direct coombs none 48h pmg type screen none 72h pmg red no gel test name alt spec add on site. Edta tubes must be full draw volume.

These color indicators help the phlebotomist to easily select the tubes in which the blood should be drawn as per the tests that have to be performed.